Brachycerus barbarus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Superfamilia: Curculionoidea

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Brachycerinae
Tribus: Brachycerini
Genus: Brachycerus
Species: Brachycerus barbarus
Name

Brachycerus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms

Basionym: Curculio barbarus Linnaeus, 1758

References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 386. Reference page.

Links

Brachycerus barbarus Taxon details on Fauna Europaea
ZooBank: DC520223-9E6F-4770-AA94-5C4A9F982E65

Brachycerus barbarus is a species of family Curculionidae, subfamily Brachycerinae.
Description

Brachycerus barbarus reaches a length of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in). The pronotum and elytra are black, with strong longitudinal ridges. These weevils feed on the medicinal squill (Drimia maritima).[1][2]
Distribution

This species occurs in France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and in North Africa.[3]
References

Biolib
The Entomological Magazine, Volume 3
Fauna Europaea